Brassiere anchor



March 29, 1927. 1,622,269

C. BAILIE BRASSIERE ANCHOR Filed June 9, 1925 IN VIN TOR Cealaa, BMZLLJ5; I

Patented Mar. 29, 1927.

UNITED STATES CECILIA BAILIE, or CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

BRAssIEnnANoHoR.

Application filed June 9,

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in a brassiereanchor, and has for its primary object the provision Of means tosubstantially retain thebrassiere in a normal position and conditionunder al circumstances.

Another object of my invention is to provide in a device of thischaracter the combination with a garment having a relatively fixedposition on awearer, such as a corset or girdle, and a second gament,such as a. brassiere, worn over the first mentioned garment and beingrelatively loose and capable of displacement, of hooks connected byelastic or resilient means to the inside of the outer garment forengagement with a coacting member or pin bar attached to the outside ofthe undergarment or corset.

A further object of my invention is to produce an anchor for brassiereswhich will be of unique construction and comprise two coating members,one of which is provided with an elastic band for attachment to agarment.

With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details of theconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and thenspecifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to whichthis inventionappertains, may understand how to make and use the same, I will describeits construction in detail, referring by numerals to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part of this application, in

i which Fig. 1, is :1 perspective view of two garments on a wearershowing an application oi? the brassiere anchor constructed according tomy invention.

Fig. 2, is an enlarged perspective view of the brassiere anchor per se.

Fig. 3, is an edge or plan view of the pin bar showing one pin open andthe other closed.

F 4, is an inner face view thereof.

In carrying out my invent-ion as herein embodied, represents an undergarment, such as a corset or girdle, which is relatively fixed whenbeing worn and over this under garment is another or outer garment 11,such as a brassiere, which has atendency to become displaced or in otherwords the lower edge or portion of said outer garment often rides up dueto the movements of the wearers body thus causing discomiiture to 12:25.Serial No. 35,923.

the wearer and producing an untidy appearance to the clothes.

'To overcome the objections or disadvantages enumerated above I providea brassiere anchor including a hook 12 attached to the inside'ot theouter garment or brassiere 11 through the medium of an elastic band orother equivalent member 13 the latter having only the end opposite thehook secured to the garment.

The hook 12 is preferably constructed from a piece of thin metal so bentor fashioned as to provide a body 14 having a slot 15 therein for thereception of the elastic band or tape, said slot being at the upper endof the body opposite the prong 16 which is bent back upon the body andhas an inwardly curved lip 17 at its free end. The curved lip lies inclose proximity to the body so as to act as a closure while the terminusof said lip is spaced from the prong to provide a passage to the spacewithin the hp.

The hook is adapted to engage the coach 111g member of the anchor or pinbar 18 at tached to the outside of the under ga ment 10, such as thecorset or girdle, after the outer garment or brassiere 11 has been puton, which may be done by stretching the elastic tape until the lip andprong ot' the hook will passbeneath the cross piece 19 of the pin bar.The cross piece 19 may be termed of suitable material, such as a stripof metal, and has each end curved or bent inward to produce a pin keeper20.

To each 'end of the cross piece is secured U-shaped pin 21 by means ofone oi? its arms leaving the other arm free for insertion in the.garment after which the pointed terminal may be placed in the keeper tohold the pin bar in place and prevent injury to the wearer.

In practice any desirable number of theanchors may be employed butgenerally two are used in which case the pin bars are placed on thecorset or girdle so as to assume a position to the rear of the hips atany suitable height and the hooks are attached to the brassiere in orderto engage with said pin bars.

By fastening the two garments together in this manner the outer garmentwill not ride up over the under garment, due to the movements of thewearers body, and said outer garment will always be held in its properposition by the pull of the elastic tape thus always keeping said outergarment in an unrutHed condition without binding the wearer.

Because of the shape of the pin 21 the chances of tearing the garment isreduced to a minimum as the unobstructed curved portions will not pinchor cut the goods and because of the separated points of attachment ofthe pins on a pin bar the latter will not lose its position or becometwisted.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details ofconstruction as herein shown as these may be varied within the limits ofthe appended claim without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and usefulis As an article of manufacture, a brassiere anchor comprising a hookincluding a body having a slot at its upper end, an integral upturnedprong terminating in a curved lip, the terminal edge of said lip beingspaced from the inner face of said prong, a strip of elastic tapesecured to the body and passing through said slot, and a pin barincluding a cross piece for coaotion with the hook,-

said cross piece having inturned curved keepers and U-shaped pinssecured to the ends of said cross piece with their free arms adapted forinsertion in the keepers.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto atfixed my signature.

CECILIA BAILIE.

